Prosopis juliflora: A Tree for Rehabilitating Salt Affected Soils
Vijayata Singh*
Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana-132001, INDIA
Jogendra Singh
Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana-132001, INDIA
T. V. Vineeth
Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana-132001, INDIA
P. C. Sharma
Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana-132001, INDIA
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Prosopis juliflora, Agroforestry, Rehabilitization
Abstract
The earth is experiencing a faster change in climate in the 21st century than it had in the past. Abiotic stresses such as drought and salinity, exacerbated by the fast changing climatic conditions pose a major hurdle in sustaining crop productivity. High salt concentration in the soil is a serious problem in vast areas of otherwise productive agricultural lands in India. Establishment of salt tolerant vegetation could be an effective way of ameliorating this problem. Prosopis juliflora has a lot of potential for rehabilitating and management of salt affected soils. Being a source of fuel, small timber wood and in some cases used as dry season fodder, Prosopis is playing a vital role in sustaining the livelihoods of the rural poor, society with disadvantaged resources including the landless labourers, small farmers and artisans in dry regions.
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